Chapter 73. Sell Your Soul to Lucifer
Xue Qinghe was distraught. His ambition was not to ascend to the throne, but he always felt that he was getting closer and closer to that vortex. His brothers' targeting of him also made Xue Qinghe restless.
In the next few days, Xue Qinghe did not have a good dream. Sometimes, he dreamed that his eldest brother won the battle for the throne, and the first thing Xue Luochuan did after ascending the throne was to have his brothers torn apart. In his dream, Xue Qinghe clearly felt the pain of his body being torn apart!
Sometimes, in Xue Qinghe's dream, it was his third brother who ascended the throne, and his eldest brother was executed after his failure. But what good fate did he have for himself? He was directly stripped of his princely title, demoted to a commoner, and forced to do corvée and hard labor. He faced endless work all day long, and when he collapsed from exhaustion, he was whipped. It was in this torture that he woke up from his dream.
After days of nightmares, Xue Qinghe was irritated. He shared his thoughts with a friend he had recently met at Fengya Pavilion.
The man asked, "Your Highness, do you truly have no desire for the throne?"
Xue Qinghe shook his head and said, "I have no such intentions, but my eldest and third brothers have been targeting me, and it makes me feel uneasy. If they truly ascended the throne, would they let me go?"
"Your Highness, you chose to leave your fate to fate, so it's no surprise what the outcome will be," the man said.
"What do you mean by that?" Xue Qinghe frowned.
"Since ancient times, the struggle for the throne has resulted in rivers of blood." He said, "Since you have been involved in this struggle, if you choose to withdraw, then who will ascend the throne and sit on that position in the future will have nothing to do with you. How he will deal with you is just a matter of an order."
"Your fate will depend on your brother's attitude towards you. Whether he lets you continue to be an idle prince or kills you depends on how he writes this order. Isn't this just handing your fate to fate and leaving it to fate?"
Xue Qinghe was silent for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense, but what else can I do besides this? My eldest brother is more capable than me, and my third brother is a rare cultivation genius in the Xue family. Even if I have the heart to compete, I can't compete with them. Instead, I will end up in failure and tragic death."
"Your Highness, isn't it enough for you to have this heart?" He said, "It seems that you are not a person without desires, but because you feel that you can't compete with your two brothers, right?"
Xue Qinghe nodded.
He said, "Do you wish to possess a talent that surpasses your third brother, Your Highness Xue Qinghe?"
Xue Qinghe said speechlessly, "Of course I do, brother, but do you think it's possible?"
He took out a pill and said, "Try swallowing it. This is a Soul Power Pill. For those below level 50, each Soul Power Pill you swallow will increase your level by one, with no side effects."
Xue Qinghe took the pill and looked at it in disbelief, but didn't swallow it immediately.
He said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask someone else to try it."
Xue Qinghe feigned composure and swallowed it. Sure enough, after taking the pill, Xue Qinghe felt his Soul Power increase by a level.
This method of improvement seemed to have opened up a new world for Xue Qinghe. With just one Soul Power Pill to improve his rank, as long as he had enough, he could quickly surpass his third brother. Thinking of this, Xue Qinghe's buried desire was unleashed. He excitedly asked, "Do you have any more of this kind of Soul Power Pill?"
"Yes, I have it here. As many as you want." He smiled and said, "But Your Highness, you know, I don't give this away for free."
Xue Qinghe was stunned. He asked, "I can give you anything you want."
He took out a contract from his arms and handed it to Xue Qinghe. Xue Qinghe took a look at the contract. In the contract with the fallen angel Lucifer, Xue Qinghe promised to give his soul to Lucifer in exchange for power, wealth, and status.
Knowing the importance of this contract, Xue Qinghe hesitated.
Xue Qinghe asked, "Will signing this contract mean I lose my soul?"
"Of course not," he said. "Your soul remains yours, but you must obey Lucifer. Of course, what you gain from this contract is more important than that, isn't it? For example, the great Lord Lucifer could allow your Swan Spirit to evolve and improve your talents. Becoming the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, even becoming a Titled Douluo wouldn't be a problem. Don't you have any thoughts on this?"
"Are you planning to live your whole life in this muddle-headed way, hoping your brother will show you mercy after ascending the throne?"
Xue Qinghe shook his head and said, "No, I sign this agreement."
Recalling the nightmares he'd been having, Xue Qinghe quickly signed his name to the agreement with Lucifer.
The moment he signed, he felt a subtle connection with the owner of the contract, a connection that compelled him to submit.
"Since the contract has been signed, then follow me."
Xue Qinghe nodded, and followed him to the outer city of Tiandou City, where he met the Spirit Hall Pope Qian Xunji.
Bathed in the power of the extremely dark fallen angel, Xue Qinghe's spirit mutated from a swan spirit to a black swan spirit, and his talent and strength grew greatly.
Since Xue Qinghe signed the contract with the fallen angel, he no longer cared about Qian Xunji's identity as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and he obeyed his orders.
In fact, from the moment he signed the contract with the fallen angel, Xue Qinghe had been controlled by Qian Xunji.
Qian Xunji completed his control over Xue Qinghe. In the following time, Xue Qinghe changed his previous style. Although he was still a gentle and easy-going prince, he was secretly actively accumulating strength to deal with his eldest brother and third brother.
A year later, Xue Luochuan died suddenly. Three years after that, Xue Haizang's cultivation went awry and he passed away. The Heaven Dou Empire lost two outstanding princes in quick succession, and Emperor Xue Ye's once-black hair turned gray. The deaths of the princes caused the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire to develop more like the original novel. Xue Qinghe rose to prominence, becoming a disciple of Ning Fengzhi and gaining the support of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Prince Xue Beng became an extremely dissolute dandy, relying on Prince Xue Xing and secretly competing with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
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